[24.01.2008] Last year 240 thousand tourists in TuraidaMostly Turaida was visited by local tourists. From foreign guests, as usual, the majority was from Germany, followed by Italy and France

Source: nozare.lv, Diena

From tourists that were coming from abroad, according to the data of museum, the majority of people, who visited Turaida were from Germany (about 10900 people), followed by Italy (3800), and France (3500). From neigbouring countries the leader is Lithuania - 2900 people.

In total, last year Turaida was visited by 80 thousand tourists from abroad, and 160 thousand local tourists. Local tourists mostly visit Turaida during autumn and spring.